The Times reports on Thursday’s A-level results, saying Education Secretary Gavin Williamson made a “last-minute” concession to allow students to take their mock exam result if it was a better grade.
The Daily Star warns of the threat we face from killer mosquitoes, lured to Britain by the astonishing heatwave.
The Daily Express leads on the long-awaited biography of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, which is published on Thursday, saying Finding Freedom will expose the depths of the rift between the couple and the Royal Family.
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has warned a generation is at risk due to A-level chaos, The Guardian reports.
The Daily Mail is scathing in its coverage of an expected change in how A-level grades are decided, saying students can “pick their own” as ministers try to avoid a repeat of the problems Scotland suffered.
The Daily Telegraph reports that ministers are under increasing pressure to scrap exam result downgrades and make sure all students receive the grades predicted for them by teachers.
The Financial Times reports that the threat of a second wave of coronavirus may prompt Chancellor Rishi Sunak to postpone the autumn budget.
Metro splashes on the lowest number of deaths from COVID-19 since lockdown began – 193 people in England and Wales who had caught coronavirus died in the last week of July.